noun · rare

golden mean

golden mean · golden means

золота середина

золотая середина

goldene Mitte, goldener Mittelweg

A position of balance between excess and deficiencyA position of balance between excess and deficiency.

UK/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn/US/ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn/

» After thinking over it over and over, I found the golden mean.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)A position of balance between excess and deficiency.
goldener Mittelweg, goldene Mitte
золотая середи́наzolotaja seredína
золота́ середи́наzolotá seredýna

More definitions

the middle between extremes
the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)

2 sentences

After thinking over it over and over, I found the golden mean.
VirtuOZ · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Nonetheless, I think I've been successful in finding the golden mean.
ruТем не менее я считаю, что мне удалось найти золотую середину. — al_ex_an_der
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5 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

balance between excess and deficiency:

Русский

By meaning 1

balance between excess and deficiency:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

balance between excess and deficiency:

Calque of Latin aurea mediocritās.

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plural: golden means

Singular	golden mean
Plural	golden means

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Close in meaning

the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long):golden section